ZIGGIAN
BENGAL SHOW CATS
This website is dedicated to the memory of my lovely Ziggi, the cat who fired my passion for showing.
ZIGGIAN BENGAL SHOW CATS
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TYPHAST ZSAMI (GCCF: IGR PR - FIFE: SP, NW & DSM - TICA: SGCA)
RIP 7.12.09 - 1.10.18
TYPHAST KIMI of ZIGGIAN (GCCF: UK OBIGR PR - FIFE: SP, DVM, DSM - TICA: RW SGCA)
FORESTGEMS KEETO (TICA: QGCA)
ADMILSH ZABARI (GCCF: IGR PR - FIFE: IPR - TICA: CHA) - (2000 - 2010)
ADMILSH SHANTARINI (BIS NEUTER - BENGAL CC SHOW) 2002 - 2000 - 2017)
WHIZKITZ BUGSY MALONE (1999 - 2000)
ZIGGIAN BENGAL SHOW CATS
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TYPHAST ZSAMI (GCCF: IGR PR - FIFE: SP, NW & DSM - TICA: SGCA)
RIP 7.12.09 - 1.10.18
TYPHAST KIMI of ZIGGIAN (GCCF: UK OBIGR PR - FIFE: SP, DVM, DSM - TICA: RW SGCA)
FORESTGEMS KEETO (TICA: QGCA)
ADMILSH ZABARI (GCCF: IGR PR - FIFE: IPR - TICA: CHA) - (2000 - 2010)
ADMILSH SHANTARINI (BIS NEUTER - BENGAL CC SHOW) 2002 - 2000 - 2017)
WHIZKITZ BUGSY MALONE (1999 - 2000)
LATEST NEWS* - KIMI gains his SUPREME title at the Tica London Cats show in Crystal Palace 2021 *LATEST NEWS''
LATEST NEWS* - KIMI gains his Tica REGIONAL WINNER title 2020 *LATEST NEWS''
LATEST NEWS* - KIMI gains his UK GRAND title at the GCCF Supreme Cat Show 2019 *LATEST NEWS''
LATEST NEWS* - KIMI - OVERALL BEST IN SHOW EXHIBIT at the SWCCC SHOW *LATEST NEWS''
Welcome to my website about my beloved Bengal cats, Zsami, Kimi, Keeto, Misti and her brother, the late and wonderful Ziggi, and not forgetting my very first Bengal in 1998, little Bengie.
Each cat has their own page on which I have documented their life, along with their quirky Bengal characters and their respective
achievements on the UK show scene. They each have their own Awards Page and Photo Gallery, which you can access via the drop down menu from their respective names at the top of this page. I really hope that you will enjoy looking at the photo galleries, as I find these beautifully marked cats fascinating to photograph and some of my photos have won places in calendars, which I'm particularly proud of.
To give you an insight into the Bengal cat’s unique character, I have added pages on both the characteristics and the fascinating history of the Bengal breed. The latter incorporating a section about their wild ancestor, the Asian Leopard Cat (ALC), from South Eastern Asia. I have also added information about buying a Bengal and how to avoid buying from unregistered and dodgy breeders that might on the surface seem quite legitimate. From my Links Page you will be able to find many websites that you will find both useful and interesting. To add a bit of fun to the site I have added some short stories about my cats and dogs that were published in the Bengal Cat Club's Bengal Times publication which I hope will amuse you!
Their lifestyle here in the countryside of Devon is as idyllic as any cat could wish for. Plenty of woods, hedges and fields in which to explore, with a never ending supply of small rodents on tap on which to satisfy their primal hunting instincts. As this is Pheasant country, they have been brought up with these magnificent looking birds on their doorstep, and as a consequence they live quite happily side by side with them. On one occasion I was looking out of my sitting room window and spotted Misti ambling up the field towards the house with about twenty Pheasants following at a leisurely pace behind her. Misti suddenly disappeared into the ditch at the side of the field and waited a few moments before suddenly springing out in front of the startled Pheasants who scattered in every direction. She then turned on her heels and made a mad dash away from them up the field before slowing down to her original amble. The pheasants, after gathering their ruffled composure, continued to follow behind her up the field as though nothing had happened. I burst out laughing at this sequence of events, as I knew exactly what was happening. It was Misti's idea of a joke. Bengals have a great sense of humour and she was just playing Boo with them!
Each cat has their own page on which I have documented their life, along with their quirky Bengal characters and their respective
achievements on the UK show scene. They each have their own Awards Page and Photo Gallery, which you can access via the drop down menu from their respective names at the top of this page. I really hope that you will enjoy looking at the photo galleries, as I find these beautifully marked cats fascinating to photograph and some of my photos have won places in calendars, which I'm particularly proud of.
To give you an insight into the Bengal cat’s unique character, I have added pages on both the characteristics and the fascinating history of the Bengal breed. The latter incorporating a section about their wild ancestor, the Asian Leopard Cat (ALC), from South Eastern Asia. I have also added information about buying a Bengal and how to avoid buying from unregistered and dodgy breeders that might on the surface seem quite legitimate. From my Links Page you will be able to find many websites that you will find both useful and interesting. To add a bit of fun to the site I have added some short stories about my cats and dogs that were published in the Bengal Cat Club's Bengal Times publication which I hope will amuse you!
Their lifestyle here in the countryside of Devon is as idyllic as any cat could wish for. Plenty of woods, hedges and fields in which to explore, with a never ending supply of small rodents on tap on which to satisfy their primal hunting instincts. As this is Pheasant country, they have been brought up with these magnificent looking birds on their doorstep, and as a consequence they live quite happily side by side with them. On one occasion I was looking out of my sitting room window and spotted Misti ambling up the field towards the house with about twenty Pheasants following at a leisurely pace behind her. Misti suddenly disappeared into the ditch at the side of the field and waited a few moments before suddenly springing out in front of the startled Pheasants who scattered in every direction. She then turned on her heels and made a mad dash away from them up the field before slowing down to her original amble. The pheasants, after gathering their ruffled composure, continued to follow behind her up the field as though nothing had happened. I burst out laughing at this sequence of events, as I knew exactly what was happening. It was Misti's idea of a joke. Bengals have a great sense of humour and she was just playing Boo with them!
I am very proud to be the owner of my very own GCCF Prefix, ZIGGIAN, bought as a tribute to my dearly missed Ziggi, and I'm delighted that the breeders of my little Kimi allowed me to add it to the end of his name, my first Bengal with 'of Ziggian' after his name!
I have been a member of The Bengal Cat Club since 1999 and was very honoured when asked if I would like to take on the position of Club Secretary. In accepting the position I truly hope that my input will contribute to the future of the Club as well as helping to promote the Bengal breed.
I have been a member of The Bengal Cat Club since 1999 and was very honoured when asked if I would like to take on the position of Club Secretary. In accepting the position I truly hope that my input will contribute to the future of the Club as well as helping to promote the Bengal breed.
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THE ONLY OFFICIAL BENGAL BREED CLUB MEMBER OF THE GCCF
THE ONLY OFFICIAL BENGAL BREED CLUB MEMBER OF THE GCCF
MY BENGAL FAMILY - BOTH PAST AND PRESENT
BENGIE
This photo is of Bengie, my very first Bengal. Bengie was a wonderful character who was into absolutely everything. He loved his life of hunting and climbing trees in the woods and he enjoyed riding up and down in the wheelbarrow when I was mucking out the stable. It was a joy to watch him playing boisterously with Buckles the Labrador who loved the rough and tumble games he had with his robust feline friend. Bengie was also an adept retriever and would love to run after a thrown object and bring it back to you before waiting patiently for it to be thrown again.
When the day was at an end Bengie would come in for the night and curl up under the covers with me as though butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. He would sleep with his body under the covers and his head on the pillow which sounds very sweet but he was a dreadful snorer!
In June 2000, when Bengie was seven months old, I took him to the Bengal Cat Club’s first ever show at Cricklade near Swindon. I was delighted when he was placed first in his Open class and awarded Best of Breed. Whizkitz Bugsymalone (for that was his registered name) also won a small Trophy, awarded to the Best Spotted Kitten. His experience as a show cat was not a happy one though, so that was his one and only venture onto the show bench.
At the age of fourteen months it was devastating when Bengie had an accident in the stable with my horse, as a result he died at the vets. It broke my heart. After a week I plucked up the courage and phoned his breeder to tell her what had happened. She told me that Bengie’s sister, owned by Anne and Keith Farnell of Lunikitz Bengals, had recently had kittens. Even though it was so soon after Bengie’s death I went along to see the kittens. Straight away a spotted boy, the largest in the litter, made it quite obvious that he had chosen me to be his new owner.... it was just meant to be. I also decided to bring home one of his siblings as a companion for him. She was a striking brown marbled girl who was making chirrup noises whilst avidly watching the birds through the window on the bird table.
So that is the story of how Misti and Ziggi came to be here. I decided not to own horses anymore as Bengals are so bold and confident and hold very little fear, so I decided not to take the chance of something similar happening again. I do however, feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to bring the niece and nephew of Bengie home with me, and feel that somewhere up there, Bengie was looking down and taking care of them. Ten years later Ziggi sadly joined Bengie, and now, fifteen years later, Misti is still enjoying a happy and healthy life with me, as youthful and playful as ever!
When the day was at an end Bengie would come in for the night and curl up under the covers with me as though butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. He would sleep with his body under the covers and his head on the pillow which sounds very sweet but he was a dreadful snorer!
In June 2000, when Bengie was seven months old, I took him to the Bengal Cat Club’s first ever show at Cricklade near Swindon. I was delighted when he was placed first in his Open class and awarded Best of Breed. Whizkitz Bugsymalone (for that was his registered name) also won a small Trophy, awarded to the Best Spotted Kitten. His experience as a show cat was not a happy one though, so that was his one and only venture onto the show bench.
At the age of fourteen months it was devastating when Bengie had an accident in the stable with my horse, as a result he died at the vets. It broke my heart. After a week I plucked up the courage and phoned his breeder to tell her what had happened. She told me that Bengie’s sister, owned by Anne and Keith Farnell of Lunikitz Bengals, had recently had kittens. Even though it was so soon after Bengie’s death I went along to see the kittens. Straight away a spotted boy, the largest in the litter, made it quite obvious that he had chosen me to be his new owner.... it was just meant to be. I also decided to bring home one of his siblings as a companion for him. She was a striking brown marbled girl who was making chirrup noises whilst avidly watching the birds through the window on the bird table.
So that is the story of how Misti and Ziggi came to be here. I decided not to own horses anymore as Bengals are so bold and confident and hold very little fear, so I decided not to take the chance of something similar happening again. I do however, feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to bring the niece and nephew of Bengie home with me, and feel that somewhere up there, Bengie was looking down and taking care of them. Ten years later Ziggi sadly joined Bengie, and now, fifteen years later, Misti is still enjoying a happy and healthy life with me, as youthful and playful as ever!
In 2001 I donated 'The Bengie Memorial Cup' to the Bengal Cat Club
to go to the Best Brown Spotted Kitten at their annual show.
to go to the Best Brown Spotted Kitten at their annual show.
Website updated 19.6.17